Li Rusong felt unbelievable that Qi Jiguang could defeat Tumen after running two thousand miles, but Gao Pragmatic didn't feel this way at all. He thought it was normal.
It's not just you, Li Rusong, who can do things like running attacks. Qi Jiguang has always been able to lead troops like this, okay? When Qi Jiguang was fighting against the Japanese in the southeast, he led a pure infantry force to fight for thousands of miles. It was just like playing. He often rushed, fought, continued to attack, continued to fight... During this period, he rarely even had time to rest. What did they say? ?
But thinking of this, Gao Pragmatic remembered the lecture he had heard from an anthropology expert before time travel, which mentioned that humans, as "horrible erect apes", had the biggest biological bug in ancient times when they just jumped out of trees and lived on land.
What BUG? endurance.
Humans in ancient times faced an extremely difficult living environment. As a group that had just learned to use the simplest hunting tools, human beings were inferior to the huge number of wild beasts in the living environment at that time in terms of explosive power, agility, resistance and attack power. I don’t know how many grades it’s missing.
However, humans discovered their advantages and quickly applied them to hunting. What are the advantages and how to take advantage of them?
The advantage is unparalleled endurance, and the way to exploit it is to hunt relentlessly.
Doesn’t it sound nonsense? However, the expert said that humans at that time learned to use simple weapons, such as sharpened sticks, so they could hunt many wild beasts (just take deer as an example). However, although relying on weapons can gain bonuses in hunting ability, However, if you can't catch up, it's all in vain.
So humans learned to hunt and hunt collectively. There is no need to explain the hunt, but this collective hunt is very interesting. Humans were originally unable to outrun most prey, but later they discovered that the prey were stronger than themselves in sprinting, so humans relied on chasing the prey until they were exhausted and then easily hunted them down.
Gao Pragmatic remembered clearly that when the expert mentioned this, he gave an example: "Ultra Marathon". The total distance of this race is 3,100 miles, or 4,345 kilometers. The standard requirement is to complete the race within 51 days, while the world record is to complete the entire distance in 41 days.
In other words, this athlete ran an average of 107 kilometers every day - you must know that this is a modern person, and there is no pressure to survive in this sport.
So the question is, why is human endurance so strong? The answer may surprise many people - in 2004, Harvard University published a paper called "Born to Run", which pointed out that in addition to body structure, the biggest key factor is heat dissipation.
As the fastest animal, cheetahs can sprint from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just three seconds. However, the cheetah's high-speed state can only be maintained for a short time, because after the cheetah's sprint starts, its breathing rate will quickly soar from 60 times per minute to 150 times per minute, and its heartbeat and blood flow will also accelerate rapidly. It will cause the cheetah's body temperature to rise sharply.
Therefore, after running for only 1.5 kilometers, the cheetah's rectal temperature will reach 41 degrees Celsius, and the cheetah is almost covered in fur, which brings huge obstacles to its heat dissipation. Therefore, after a short wild run, whether it has been chased or not, On the hunt for prey, the cheetah must stop. Therefore, it can be said that heat dissipation determines to a large extent the upper limit of an animal's ability to run for a longer period of time.
At the same time, humans have a cooling system that all mammals can only envy: they are hairless and have well-developed sweat glands that can sweat a lot. It is a high-end "water-cooled cooling system."
Of course, why humans have become hairless is a very controversial topic. Darwin was stunned and couldn't figure out the reason. In fact, there are at least several hypotheses here, but the mainstream hypothesis in later generations is the cooling system hypothesis.
Going back to the "persevering hunting method" mentioned above, this hunting method was still used by the African San people, Australian indigenous people, and some Indian tribes in American reservations at the time of Gao's crossing.
Therefore, the limit of human endurance is quite high. Many Chinese people in later generations may know that in the early days when there was no mechanization, the Red Dynasty's army was always known for its "iron feet". How strong was it? Later, someone made calculations based on their performance that year.
Their general weight march is 20%, and their combat status is higher. Taking the average per capita weight as 70 kilograms as an example, a combat weight of 20 kilograms is close to 30%.
For comparison horses, take the smaller Mongolian horse as an example, weighing about 260-370 kilograms. When the weight is 30%, it is 86-111 kg. In other words, when converted, the weight to power ratio of a horse supporting a fully armed person is roughly the same as that of a person supporting a fully armed person. The two are calculated on the same level. And regardless of whether it's weight-bearing or not, the comparison conditions between the two are fair.
So look at the intensity of the march. The troops of the Red Dynasty Field Army can operate continuously for 8-10 hours and resume operations after an 8-hour rest. They do not take up special meal time (eating while walking). The operational distance on a flat day is 60 kilometers. This speed does not require any special modifications.
Remember, this is a case of carrying a weight of 30 kilograms (that is, the old saying in the military is "a soldier without a soldier is worth sixty kilograms"), and it is a long-term march, and does not require any special modification.
Let’s compare the mobility of long-distance horses: the world’s longest horse racing endurance race, the 2009 Mongolian Derby 1000km International Endurance Race. The event set a new Guinness record, with 26 international athletes and 700 horses participating in the competition.
According to news records, a veterinary work station will be set up every 20-40 kilometers during the event, and a total of 23 veterinary work stations will be set up along the route. The qualifying criteria for riders is to complete the entire trip within 2 weeks.
It can be found that with the blessing of such an intensive veterinary work site, the requirement is only to run 71.4 kilometers a day.
So for comparison, when the 38th Army of the Red Dynasty fought in Korea, it set a record in the Battle of Qingchuan River: At that time, the 113th Division of the Army was ordered to intersect the "Sansuoli", the only way for the American Army to retreat southward, in just 14 days Within an hour, they broke through the enemy's blockade several times, ran 74 kilometers and successfully captured three villages, creating a miracle in the history of human infantry warfare.
What does the strongest infantry mean? This is it.
Before the Battle of Lightning Lake broke out, Gao Jingshi deliberately stationed troops at Lightning Lake for several days. Firstly, he was to lure the already discovered Mongolian army to split up, and secondly, he was delaying time for Qi Jiguang to go south to defeat Tumen and relieve the siege of Guihua City.
When making the decision, Gao Pragmatic had calculated the attack speed of the Imperial Guards, and believed that the elites trained by Qi Jiguang himself could indeed have such strength!
Judging from the battle report, Qi Jiguang completed the task with quality and quantity. The old coach led the imperial guards to use their legs to outrun the Liaodong cavalry under Li Rusong's command. Of course, he also gave up heavy firepower for this reason - he left almost all the artillery behind.
Gao Wuzhi is still not very clear about how Qi Jiguang fought this battle, but that is no longer important. In short, the current results are very remarkable: Tumen was defeated, and the imperial guards captured 4,720 heads of the Mongolian army. Three, captured 2,496 enemies and thousands of war and draft horses.
The losses of the Praetorian Guards themselves were quite limited. Specifically, 569 people were killed in the battle, 75 were seriously injured, and minor injuries were not counted. Comparing the two, the Imperial Guard was a complete victory.
This record makes Gao Pragmatic feel a little ashamed, especially in terms of his own losses. Qi Jiguang continued his consistent ultra-low battle losses in his decades-long military career, and his losses were almost only one-tenth of the Mongolian army.
Although such battle losses were much higher than when he fought against Japanese pirates, considering the special nature of the Mongolian army, such a battlefield exchange ratio can be said to be shocking.
When Li Rusong saw Gao Jingshi explaining Qi Jiguang's marching speed, he didn't get entangled in it. Instead, he focused on the performance of the Imperial Guards just like Gao Jingshi, and immediately asked more questions.
Gao pragmatically told him about the achievements of the Imperial Guards this time, and Li Rusong's face immediately became heavy. Gao Pragmatic, who was always good at observation, discovered that although Li Rusong said nothing, his cheek muscles moved, obviously gritting his teeth secretly.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic could understand Li Rusong's mood. This news was indeed a blow to him.
Originally, Li Rusong had always wanted to take the lead in the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty. To this end, he ran like crazy and spent money regardless of the cost, just to get a chance to fight.
Today, he finally caught up with the Battle of Lightning Lake, and played a role in almost reversing the situation of the battle. This may be considered a reward from God for his hard work. Now that Gao pragmatic has given him the first credit, of course, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although he still wants to strike while the iron is hot and get more military exploits, it should be said that at least he is not as urgent as before.
However, at this moment, news came that Qi Jiguang had defeated the Tumen outside Guihua City. No matter from the identity of the opponent or the size of the victory, there is no doubt that Qi Jiguang's victory in this battle looks more dazzling than the battle at Lightning Lake, so for Li Rusong at this moment, it is strange to have a good face.
Then Li Rusong noticed Gao Pragmatic's face - Gao Jinglue looked very calm.
Li Rusong was quite puzzled and thought to himself: Taken together, these two battles show that Tumen's main force has suffered a serious blow, which can almost be said to have established the basic victory of the Battle of Yuan. As the Meng Yuan strategist and the coach of this battle, his contribution to Gao Jingtai was indispensable in both battles. Even his contribution must be the real first contribution finally decided by the imperial court... Why was he not moved at all?
Li Rusong believes that the battle against Yuan has basically been won, which is indeed true from a certain perspective. For example, after these two battles, the total number of soldiers killed and captured in Chahar has exceeded 13,000. However, unlike injured soldiers who have a chance to recover, the first two are rigid Loss, if it is gone, it is really gone.
The loss of thirteen thousand might not be a big problem for a family like Ming Jun. To put it bluntly, any town on the nine sides can afford the loss of 13,000 troops. It's just a matter of spending some time to replenish it. It's no big deal.
However, for Chahar, although the hard loss of 13,000 cannot be said to have broken his spine, it can at least be said to have severely damaged his vitality. The total strength of the Chahar Mongolian Army is just over 60,000. The loss of 13,000 means that their current strength may be reduced to less than 50,000.
The Ming Dynasty sent more than 600,000 troops in this battle. Although there were some losses after the two battles, due to the huge total force, it can be regarded as almost no losses. I wonder if the Tumen are crying now?
Six hundred thousand versus fifty thousand, a gap of twelve times. Tumen must be desperate, right?
To a certain extent, it is, but not completely. To be precise, Chahar is at an extremely important moment, and an extremely important event is taking place.
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